A learned commendation of the politique lawes of England : wherein by moste pitthy reasons & euident demonstrations they are plainelye proued farre to excell as well the ciuile lawes of the empiere, as also all other lawes of the world, with a large discourse of the difference betwene the ii gouernementes of kingdomes, whereof the one is onely regall, and the other consisteth of regall and politique administration conioyned
written in Latine aboue an hundred yeares past, by the learned and right honorable Maister Fortescue ... and newly translated into Englishe by Robert Mulcaster.
by Publius, written in 1788 ; to which is added, Pacificus, on the Proclamation of neutrality, written in 1793 ; likewise, the Federal Constitution, with all the amendments ; in two volumes.
Edition
Revised and corrected.
Place of Publication
New-York
Publisher
Printed and sold by George F. Hopkins, at Washington's Head,
Date of Publication
1802.
Physical Description
2 v. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 470 and 471 as assigned by Yeates.
Edition statement transposed; precedes "in two volumes" on t.p.
On front of flyleaf: "Original Memorandum of Genl Hamilton, deposited by his Executors, in the public Library of New York, with his copy of the Federalist; Nos 2, 3,4, 5 were written by Mr. Jay; Nos 10, 14, 37 to 48 Inclusive by Mr. Madison; Nos 18, 19, 20 by Mr. Hamilton & Mr. Madison jointly; All the other Numbers were written by Mr. Hamilton [Extracted from the New Series of the Port Folio, Vol 4, no. 20, November 14 1807 page 310. Sub Finem]"
